Christianity is unique among the major religions of the world, and the tombs of European Christianity that have bells in their towers do not represent it. Neither do the powerless edifices of silent American churches or the images of money-grubbing bait-and-switch preachers on television. Only the converted soul of a man or woman who does the will of God from a complete inward change truly represents the kingdom of God, and what forms it might take grows out of that. Look at the fruit. If they are justifying sin in their own lives or in their preaching, you will know they are not of God, but you must know it before they convince you not to look.

Jesus didn't come to establish another religion. He came to lead mankind back to the truth and save us from ourselves, and it is very personal for each individual. Religion, even religious Christianity, is an artificial cloak that works to conceal an unrepentant heart. It is what Christianity devolves into from repeated compromise. The result is always to justify half-way obedience to God's will, which is no obedience at all. But it is not what is on the outside that counts for a reformed soul. It is the truth of what is on the inside. Only Jesus, who came to us from God, can truly heal a broken soul, and it will never do to trust in the mimicry of holiness through religious observance. Being born again is a real thing. What unscrupulous men had erected by copying the world in all its forms is not. Always look at the fruit. That is how you can tell.